1. struggle - noun
· an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
Synonym(s): battle
Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
2. struggle - noun
· an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
Hypernym(s): group_action
3. struggle - noun
· strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"
Hypernym(s): effort, elbow_grease, exertion, travail, sweat
4. struggle - verb
· make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
Synonym(s): fight
Hypernym(s): try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
5. struggle - verb
· to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"
Hypernym(s): endeavor, endeavour, strive
6. struggle - verb
· climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Synonym(s): clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter
Hypernym(s): climb
7. struggle - verb
· be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
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